The Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program encourages applications from students who have a background in diverse fields such as engineering and mathematics as well as those with strong biological sciences backgrounds.

Why choose the Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program at The Ohio State University?

Students choose to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at OSU because we offer the following:

• Full tuition, an annual stipend, and health insurance
• A modern, rigorous and comprehensive neuroscience curriculum
• Nationally and internationally renowned faculty engaged in cutting-edge research
• Interdisciplinary research training
• Teaching opportunities
• A commitment to professional development
• Diversity

Our students participate in a variety of research projects and disseminate their knowledge in many types of forums.  We encourage applicants to learn more about our current students' research and accomplishments by visiting the Current Students page.  Please feel free to contact any of our students via email to inquire about their experience in our program.  If you are interested in students who have graduated from the program, you can visit the Our Graduates page to see where they are now.

Neuroscience graduate students also benefit from the expertise of our program faculty.  With more than 65 research faculty, representing the Colleges of Medicine, Biological Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Pharmacy, and Dentistry, we offer training across the entire spectrum of neuroscience with particular strength in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Neural Degeneration and Regeneration, Neuroimmunology, and Neuropharmacology.  To learn more about our faculty and their research, please visit the Our Faculty page. Our Program Coordinator can arrange for you to talk to faculty about their research if you are interested.

If you are interested in applying to the Neuroscience Graduate Program at The Ohio State University, please read the information in this section for more details.  For general questions relating to our Program and for questions regarding admissions, please contact our Program Coordinator, Keri Bantz at NGSP@osu.edu or call 614-292-2379.